On Friday 12th April I met just about every careers advisor employed by the Singapore Ministry of Education and shared some of the research around skills that we should be encouraging students to foster to best prepare them for the future workplace.

The title of the presentation was Creativity in a Gen AI World and we looked at some the work of Professor Seymour Papert and Sir Ken Robinson. We also looked at the research from the World Economic Forum form 2016 to 2023 where they rated the most important skills to thrive in the future.

The importance of enhancing creativity skills was a big part of the presentation. We looked at the different types of creativity and how empowering students to engage in the creative process enhances their involvement in the learning journey, making them more able to understand concepts.

One of the interactive activities we did was to create a word cloud that highlighted what words best describe creativity.

The Q&A session led by Amin after the presentation opened up some interesting discussions about how creativity can apply to the current education system.

I announced that I will be back in August for a series of student engagements where 10 lucky students from each school will be able to visit the Adobe Singapore office to work with me to help them create a great looking resume with Adobe Express.

I would like to thank Sara V, Amin Morni, Melisa Lim, Xin Er Lee & Hui Shan Peha from the Singapore Ministry of Education as well as my colleagues Titu Minas and Sue Ho for organising this opportunity.

I’m looking forward to being back in August.